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Engelbrecht is a common family name (surname) of Germanic origin. The name Engelbrecht has multiple translations, including "Angel Glorious" and "Bright Angel". The Surname Database says the name is a Dutch variant of an Old High German given name sometimes spelled Ingelbert or Engelbert. Engel can translate as "Angle", a person from Angeln, or "angel". Brecht can translate as "bright" or "famous". The name was popular in Middle Age France because it was the name of a son-in-law of Charlemagne.
Vonck is a Dutch surname. Vonk means "spark" and refers to the work of a Smith. The surname can refer to several people:
Terzi is a surname. People with this surname include:
Hanratty is a surname, and may refer to:
Schoenmaker and Schoenmakers are Dutch occupational surnames meaning "shoemaker". People with these names include:
Sneijder is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Snijders is a Dutch occupational surname. Snijder literally means "cutter", referring to a taylor or a woodcarver. People with this surname include:
Engels is a German and Dutch patronymic surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Van Engelen is a Dutch toponymic surname, meaning "from Engelen". Notable people with the surname include:
Zwarts is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Pieterse is a Dutch and Afrikaans patronymic surname. The surname was first used in Netherlands before the colonial era. After the Dutch established a colony in the Cape of Good Hope, people with the surname Pieterse moved to the colony and as a consequence, Pieterse is a common Afrikaans surname.
Smets is a Dutch occupational surname. It is a common name in the Belgian provinces of Antwerp and Flemish Brabant. Despite its similarity to the Dutch surnames Smet, Smits, and Smeets, each equivalent to Smith, Smets (sometimes?) originated from "des Mets", short for "des Metselaars". People named Smets include:
Schreurs is a Dutch occupational surname. It is derived via Schreuder from early Middle Dutch scrodere, which either was a tailor or a porter (carrier). People with this surname include:
Vonk is a Dutch metonymic occupational surname. Vonk means "spark" and refers to the work of a Smith. People with this surname include:
Reinhoudt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Majoor is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Engl is a German language habitational surname for someone from Anglia. Notable people with the name include:
Slagter is a Dutch surname literally meaning butcher. Notable people with the surname include:
Engelke is a German language habitational surname for someone from Anglia. Notable people with the name include:
Engelkes is a German language habitational surname for someone from Anglia. Notable people with the name include:
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